Cambodia asylum deal to go ahead despite intense opposition
Australia’s secret refugee deal with Cambodia is about to be signed, amid growing opposition to the transfer agreement. With a deal imminent, the office of Immigration Minister Scott Morrison refused to confirm on Monday he was set to travel to Cambodia this week, while the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade would not admit Australia’s ambassador to Cambodia, Alison Burrows, had been in meetings with the Cambodian government. Cambodian officials were more forthcoming with details of the government’s activities in the impoverished south-east Asian nation. …
